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Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
It revolves around a scheme to deceive someone, put them in a compromising position, and then extort money from them. [17] balled up Confused, messed up [18] bally nipper Tomboy [8] baloney Nonsense [8] banana oil The act of using insincere flattery and deception, particularly with the intention to deceive [19] bang to rights Caught in the act ...
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Moola – lit. "money". Is the English slang term for money as well as the name of the actual mobile-currency used in the now defunct Mxit. morne – boring, sterile, unexciting ("This is more morne than watching Saracens play!")
The earliest recorded occurrence of the word as slang for money appears to have been in the late 19th century in the United States. The New Oxford Dictionary of English marks the origin as US slang. However, according to the Cassell Dictionary of Slang, [4] the term can be traced back to the mid-19th century in England. Other sources also ...
Kiwi – slang term for the currency of New Zealand [5] Large [9] – £1,000, USD $1,000; Lettuce [9] Loonie – refers to the Canadian dollar, [5] because the Canadian dollar coin has an image of the common loon on its reverse side [11] Loot; Moolah [9] P – money, pennies; Perak – Indonesian rupiah for coin, derivative from silver. Quid ...
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Cosa Nostra (Our thing): mob term for the family or Mafia crank: speed; in particular, crystal meth. crew: the group of soldiers under the capo's command. cugine: a young soldier striving to be made. don: the head of the family; see boss. earner: a member who brings in much money for the family. eat alone: to keep for oneself; to be greedy.